Ph. D, M.S.

At this time, Ph. D. students are admitted to work only in the areas of Chronobiology, Evolutionary Genetics, and Population Ecology.

If you are a prospective student, you can find more information about the kind of research being done in these areas by following these links:

Evolutionary Genetics/Population Ecology: A. Joshi's publications; Evolutionary Biology Laboratory.

Chronobiology: V. K. Sharma's publications; Chronobiology Laboratory.

Or, for more details, email A. Joshi or V. K. Sharma

Basically, we are looking for students who are (a) interested in one of these areas, (b) logical/analytical in their thinking, and (c) willing to work really hard. Background is not important: the three qualities listed above are. We are happy to consider students from any background: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, medicine, computers.

All these three areas are conceptually rich, with a considerable underpinning of formal theory. Experimental work in these areas is fairly time consuming and labour intensive, and involves bizarre working hours. The reward is working in areas at the very core of biology, looking at fundamental questions regarding adaptation and time.


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